Housing in KT23 4LJ
What the homes in KT23 4LJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bookham South
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
KT23 4LJLeatherhead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.6%). Flats make up 12.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.7% of households in the KT23 4LJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 41.9% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented5.6%20.5%
- Social rented26.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.5%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mole Valley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mole Valley (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KT23 4LJ (Bookham South) (about 1,395 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.